Thrombolysis in acute tricuspid valve thrombosis
Saatvedt, K.; Lindberg, H.; Nordstrand, K.
Tidsskrift for den Norske Laegeforening Tidsskrift for Praktisk Medicin Ny Raekke 111(15): 1847-1848
1991
ISSN/ISBN: 0029-2001 PMID: 1853316 Document Number: 368029
The usual treatment of acute heart valve thrombosis is thrombectomy or heart valve replacement. During the last 20 years there have been a few reports of thrombolytic treatment for heart valve thrombosis. We report the successful treatment of two patients with a thrombosed tricuspid heart valve. Both patients received streptokinase. The diagnosis of heart valve thrombosis was based on the clinical status of the patients, cineradiology and echocardiography. Both patients received the combination of salicylic acid and warfarin after streptokinase treatment. Follow-up has shown well functioning heart valves in both patients.